Japan's Former Economic Minister Heizo Takenaka Interview

Japan's Former Economic Minister Heizo Takenaka Interview

Takenaka Says Japan Has Best Shot To End Deflation In Decade

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Heizo Takenaka, Japan's former economy minister and professor at Keio University, speaks during an interview in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013. Japan has the best opportunity to beat deflation in more than a decade, said Takenaka, the architect of policy changes credited with solving the nation's bad loan problems after a burst real-estate bubble. Photographer: Junko Kimura/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Heizo Takenaka, Japan's former economy minister and professor at Keio University, speaks during an interview in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013. Japan has the best opportunity to beat deflation in more than a decade, said Takenaka, the architect of policy changes credited with solving the nation's bad loan problems after a burst real-estate bubble. Photographer: Junko Kimura/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Takenaka Says Japan Has Best Shot To End Deflation In Decade

Bloomberg

Heizo Takenaka, Japan's former economy minister and professor at Keio University, speaks during an interview in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013. Japan has the best opportunity to beat deflation in more than a decade, said Takenaka, the architect of policy changes credited with solving the nation's bad loan problems after a burst real-estate bubble. Photographer: Junko Kimura/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Heizo Takenaka, Japan's former economy minister and professor at Keio University, speaks during an interview in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013. Japan has the best opportunity to beat deflation in more than a decade, said Takenaka, the architect of policy changes credited with solving the nation's bad loan problems after a burst real-estate bubble. Photographer: Junko Kimura/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Takenaka Says Japan Has Best Shot To End Deflation In Decade

Bloomberg

Heizo Takenaka, Japan's former economy minister and professor at Keio University, speaks during an interview in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013. Japan has the best opportunity to beat deflation in more than a decade, said Takenaka, the architect of policy changes credited with solving the nation's bad loan problems after a burst real-estate bubble. Photographer: Junko Kimura/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Heizo Takenaka, Japan's former economy minister and professor at Keio University, speaks during an interview in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013. Japan has the best opportunity to beat deflation in more than a decade, said Takenaka, the architect of policy changes credited with solving the nation's bad loan problems after a burst real-estate bubble. Photographer: Junko Kimura/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Takenaka Says Japan Has Best Shot To End Deflation In Decade

Bloomberg

Heizo Takenaka, Japan's former economy minister and professor at Keio University, speaks during an interview in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013. Japan has the best opportunity to beat deflation in more than a decade, said Takenaka, the architect of policy changes credited with solving the nation's bad loan problems after a burst real-estate bubble. Photographer: Junko Kimura/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Heizo Takenaka, Japan's former economy minister and professor at Keio University, speaks during an interview in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013. Japan has the best opportunity to beat deflation in more than a decade, said Takenaka, the architect of policy changes credited with solving the nation's bad loan problems after a burst real-estate bubble. Photographer: Junko Kimura/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Takenaka Says Japan Has Best Shot To End Deflation In Decade

Bloomberg

Heizo Takenaka, Japan's former economy minister and professor at Keio University, listens during an interview in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013. Japan has the best opportunity to beat deflation in more than a decade, said Takenaka, the architect of policy changes credited with solving the nation's bad loan problems after a burst real-estate bubble. Photographer: Junko Kimura/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Heizo Takenaka, Japan's former economy minister and professor at Keio University, listens during an interview in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013. Japan has the best opportunity to beat deflation in more than a decade, said Takenaka, the architect of policy changes credited with solving the nation's bad loan problems after a burst real-estate bubble. Photographer: Junko Kimura/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Takenaka Says Japan Has Best Shot To End Deflation In Decade

Bloomberg

Heizo Takenaka, Japan's former economy minister and professor at Keio University, speaks during an interview in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013. Japan has the best opportunity to beat deflation in more than a decade, said Takenaka, the architect of policy changes credited with solving the nation's bad loan problems after a burst real-estate bubble. Photographer: Junko Kimura/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Heizo Takenaka, Japan's former economy minister and professor at Keio University, speaks during an interview in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013. Japan has the best opportunity to beat deflation in more than a decade, said Takenaka, the architect of policy changes credited with solving the nation's bad loan problems after a burst real-estate bubble. Photographer: Junko Kimura/Bloomberg via Getty Images